Wisdom from my walk

I never took Caleb to get his pics taken today, car problems still. Problem being Deans truck is still not back and I have no car, which will make the move very interesting. Stupid thing is, my dad took the truck to get it fixed almost 3 months ago! he said a week ago it was fixed and that he would bring it to us, he still hasnt and when asked he wont disclose the location so we can go get it ourselves. Today we havent been able to reach him so who knows. Dean is ready to call the cops and tell them it was stolen, I just want my dad to tell the truth for once in his life. how hard can it be?

Last night, in an attempt to coach Caleb to sleep through the night, I coaxed him back to sleep when I would usually feed him around 4 in the morning. I successfully got him to sleep til 5:30 am which isnt too bad, its a start. Then he ate, then fell back asleep til 9:30 am, I awoke at 9 very awake for once. He’s been sleeping on and off lately throughout the day, tiny cat naps. He usually sleeps a lot more in the evening. Sleeps from 7-9 or so then eats then goes to be again. Its not too bad, its been giving Dean & I some time together.

yesterday I attempted to get Caleb back on schedule, but he was so fussy in the afternoon & evening. I kind of think he might be teething, his top gums feel different and he is constantly slobbering. Lately he’s had trouble going to sleep and he wakes screaming. Right now he is sitting beside me in his bouncy seat trying to eat the dangling toys! I am going to try to take him to get his pictures taken this week. we went in Ohio , Deans mom made an appt for us, for mid day, and that is not calebs best time of day. So he fussed most of the time. Of course our usual smiley baby was nothing but screams and tears then. So I am hoping to take him earlier in the day, that, and being settled back here should make it easier.

Dean drove by the house we are moving into hopefully this weekend, if the current tenants leave, and well they were still there. They were told to be out by the first, but we are afraid that they will be moving out on the first which will make it hard for us to get in then. I want to paint before we move in, I was hoping to paint Saturday and do some moving Sunday, but we wont know til we go over to the house on Saturday if they are there or not. how frustrating.

well calebs eyes are getting heavy I think I need to put him back in his cradle. Have a good day all!

After getting stuck in the first stop and go traffic, then stopped traffic, Dean & I realized we’d never traveled for Thanksgiving. My mom came to Ohio the last few years. So what was to be an easy 8-9 hour drive to Ohio turned into a horrid 11 hour drive just for some turkey? No not quite. Deans parents are missing us and the baby as we are them, so the trip was worth it, although I didnt think so last night as we drove for 11 1/2 hours with about 3 of it with Caleb screaming at me for what seemed to be no reason than other he was tired and didnt want to sleep in his car seat anymore. We finally got in last night a little before 1, much later than we wanted, poor Dean had to get up for work this morning!

Another good thing this weekend was the last two nights we were there Caleb decided he wanted to sleep 7 hours at night after his last feeding! I was so happy. But last night he was up a lot mostly because the trip threw him off. I am hoping he decides to sleep more tonight too cause I am so tired! And I wasnt even the one driving.

Caleb got a lot of new toys, clothes and blankets this weekend. Three bags full of stuff. Our car was more packed when we left Ohio than when we got there, which also made things hard. We had forgotten to bring our christmas tree w/ us when we orignally moved and I wanted it so that took up a lot of trunk space too.

We got to use our portable pack and play this weekend. Caleb seemed to like it, he slept very well in it. I suspect because he had more room than he does in his cradle to roll around. so I think he’ll be in the crib when we move.

All in all the trip was good, despite the actually traveling part. We went out to eat with some friends, and I cried as we left them. I miss them and I know Dean does too. We had wanted to get together with more friends but they were out of town for the holiday.

Today i am planning on doing the fun unpacking and back from traveling laundry, did I mention I am exhausted? And with any luck this time next week I will be sitting in our new house!! Christmas sure is coming early for us this year.

We are heading to Ohio today so forgive me now for not posting for a few days. I am looking forward to getting out and doing stuff. It should be nice. Dean bought me a nice shirt last week and I am hoping to get to be able to go on a date with my husband, assuming the inlaws will babysit. But we will probably be too busy visiting. But I am sure everyone will just want to see the baby and not necessarily us. No matter what it will be nice to be out of this house! I made sure I left our room in tip top shape and removed all of Calebs toys from the other rooms so that my step dad wont have any complaints while we are gone. It sad that we just cant live without constantly watching what we do, only two more weeks to we get our own place! Wohoo!

As I write, Caleb is asleep in the sling. I can type with him, but not well. I’ve tried washing dishes w/ him in the sling, and its doable, but awkward. Yesterday I was amazed to be able to fold clothes w/ him, although awkward. He likes to sit facing out, w/ his feet scrunched up, mostly because he’s nosy! He wants to look at everything. in the baby book we have it says babys that are worn(w/ a sling) develop quicker. It said it helps the baby adapt to the adult world since he gets to be a part of it as his parents go about their daily tasks. I’ve been trying to hold him in the sling as much as possible, but sometimes its hard, especially since I am still experiening that bad abdominal pain, its been a week since the ER but I am still in pain. I just hope it doesnt make our trip to Ohio to unbearable for me!

I am not looking forward to dealing with Caleb after the trip. After we moved here he was so cranky, it is an awful long trip for a baby, but there’s not much of a choice, we cant quite afford airfare right now. Oh well, at least I can look forward to moving in 2 weeks! i’ll try to stay positive amidst it all , but for me that is hard. maybe he’ll do better now that he is older. But that just means he may be fussier on the way and not sleep as much. Any ideas how to make it easier? (its about a 9 hr drive)

It was a mostly uneventful weekend. We got a lot of great furniture from my aunts boss. Even a set of fine china. My mom just got a new dining room set so we had planned on taking her old one when we moved but the one we got saturday is a cherry set, it comes w/ 5 chairs, and 3 leaves to make it bigger. There was a bedroom set that includes a twin bed(mattress and box sping included), and a matching desk and dresser! There was a hutch that matches the dining room table. And a coffee table w/ end tables, which looked rather expensive too. Aside from furniture we got a new toaster oven and an electric can opener, and tons of other little odds and ends including a set of crystal salt and pepper shakers! Christmas came a little early for us I’d say! I am so excited, I am already mapping out the rooms of the new house with our new and old furniture! Two more weeks. Ironically we now occupy a small bedroom but will soon have a whole 6 bed , 3 bath house!